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A fictional tale by Mark Edmundson explores the “ethical commitments” professors are and are not being invited to make.

Congress’s investigative arm accurately diagnosed the problem outside providers play in driving online tuitions higher, but the government needs to act more aggressively, John Katzman argues.

Ann McElaney-Johnson reflects on what the pandemic taught her about students’ basic needs and the obligations of the institution she leads to help meet them.

MIT was right to require the test, but few colleges should go along with it, writes Les Perelman.

Scott Anderson writes that colleges gain the most from being personal and telling stories well.

Elite colleges risk alienating low-income students who receive scholarships by asking them to share their stories with donors, Bintou Diarra writes.

False dichotomies, oversimplifications and an ahistorical before-and-after framing are hallmarks of accounts of the humanities’ decline, Harvey J. Graff writes.

University leaders should refrain from commenting on political matters to protect free speech and their institutions’ missions, Daniel Diermeier writes.